archived brainwashed reviews
Meitei, “Kofū / 古風” (Kitchen, 2021)
Over the last few years, Daisuke Fujita’s Meitei project has carved out an intriguing and hard-to-describe niche that brings together several seemingly disparate threads I never expected to see intertwined. […]
William Basinski, “Lamentations” (Temporary Residence, 2020)
I suppose I am predisposed to enjoy any major new statement from William Basinski, given my undying love of both hypnotic repetition and tape loops, but I was still a […]
Ana Roxanne, “Because of a Flower” (Kranky, 2020)
Ana Roxanne’s cryptically titled debut mini-LP was one of 2019’s most pleasant surprises, as she masterfully wielded a minimal palette of hazy vocals, subtle instrumentation, and field recordings to construct […]
Lucrecia Dalt, “No era sólida” (RVNG INTL., 2020)
With 2018’s Anticlines, this Berlin-based artist established herself as one of the more adventurous and unique composers to surface in the experimental music scene in recent years and I am […]
The Dead C, “Unknowns” (Ba Da Bing, 2020)
In recent years, it seems like each new Dead C release is inspired by a different extreme self-imposed constraint or contrarian impulse for self-sabotage. Obviously, the trio have always been […]
Mary Lattimore, “Silver Ladders” (Ghostly International, 2020)
Given how many achingly gorgeous songs Mary Lattimore has released over the last few years, I was not exactly clamoring for any significant changes to either her aesthetic or her […]
My Cat is an Alien/Jean-Marc Montera, “Nuit d’Hiver” (Opax Records/The End mAde RecordS, 2020)
This latest release from the Opalio brothers documents their incendiary live performance with recurring collaborator Jean-Marc Montera at 2018’s Reevox-Nuit D’Hiver festival in Marseilles. Generally, live albums are not my […]
Richard Skelton, “These Charms May Be Sung Over A Wound” (Phantom Limb, 2020)
As a longtime and somewhat obsessive fan, I am always eager to hear any new Richard Skelton project, but it is fair to say that his discography has become an […]